The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that we Samuel Stanton
and Matilda H. Stanton his wife of said Samuel, S. Huntington's George O
Brown and Sarah Ann Brown his wife, residents of said town from
said Huntington's County of New Durham, State of Connecticut John f
Knoules and Elizabeth R Knoules the wife of said John he was at say of said
Elizabeth of East Greenwich town in the County of New Port State of Rhode
Island John Stanton and Celia Stanton daughters of said John f Stanton by
said James F Kenyon and Mary F Kenyon wife of said James some To
in right of said James the town of Cranston in the County of Kent state of Rhode
Island, have in consideration of the sum of Five thousand Dollars to us paid
Five hundred to be acknowledged paid by George F Kenyon of Newmarket
County of Rockingham State of New Hampshire the right whereof we
hereby acknowledge to have received in part gold, bank notes, debt and currency unto
unto the said George F Kenyon for his heirs and assigns forever all the
right title and interest which we have or may have or law to the late Gabriel
Stanton (our mother deceased) in a certain piece of land lying and being
in Charlestown aforesaid containing about twenty acres more or less bounded
on the North on the deeds on land belonged to Mr. Joseph Compton in the east
on the line dividing said piece from South Huntington on the south
by the South and West by lands rate owned by Samuel Perry and Samson P
Lewis near home called Dr. bound or known otherwise bounded; reference
being hereby had to the Survey Record of Charlestown for a more
particular description of the boundaries thereof
To have and to hold all the above described premises to forever to him the said
George F Kenyon his heirs and assigns forever however as the of premises
aforementioned for however our lives bequested and terminated to extend
with the said George F Kenyon that we will warrant and
forever defend the premises to him the said George F Kenyon for
his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims laws demand
of all persons claiming by title or right or under us The witness whereof
we have hereunto set our hands and seals to the same this 13th day of March
A D 1854
(Signed)
Samuel Stanton & L.S
Matilda W Stanton L.S
Geo G Brown L.S
Sarah Ann Brown L.S
John J Knoules L.S
Elizabeth R Knoules L.S
John Stanton L.S
Celia Stanton L.S
James A Kenyon L.S
Mary F Kenyon L.S
In presence of
Geo S Stanton
Samuel W Stanton
Lyria L Whitfield
Harry M Whitfield
John G Brown
Elizabeth R Knoules
Loren Stanton
Maria L Presser
Charles Cross
James F Cross